Diagnosis Code

K62.81 ANAL SPHINCTER TEAR (HEALED) (NONTRAUMATIC) (OLD)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K62.81

Short Description: Anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old)

Long Description: Anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old)

The code K62.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
      • Other diseases of anus and rectum (K62)
        • K62.81 Anal sphincter tear (healed) (nontraumatic) (old)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K62.81 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K62.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Tear of anus, nontraumatic
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • anal fissure (@K60*.-)
    • anal sphincter tear (healed) (old) complicating delivery (@O34.7*-)
    • traumatic tear of anal sphincter (@S31.831*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K62.81 Right Arrow 569.43 Anal sphincter tear-old

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K62 Other diseases of anus and rectum
K62.0 Anal polyp
K62.1 Rectal polyp
K62.2 Anal prolapse
K62.3 Rectal prolapse
K62.4 Stenosis of anus and rectum
K62.5 Hemorrhage of anus and rectum
K62.6 Ulcer of anus and rectum
K62.7 Radiation proctitis
K62.8 Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
K62.82 Dysplasia of anus
K62.89 Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
K62.9 Disease of anus and rectum, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023